WorksheetsAnne Frank 5&6
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 5mins
Which word best fits this definition: "An ideal example; a person or thing held up as a perfect embodiment of an idea"?
Gestapo
Paragon
Saboteur
Diversion
Select the term that refers specifically to the secret police of Nazi Germany.
Gestapo
Disciplinarian
Shenanigans
Clandestine
Which noun names people who engage in sabotage or insurrection?
Pedants
Saboteurs
Diversions
Paragons
A person who enforces strict rule-following is called a(n) ______.
Disciplinarian
Clandestine
Hemorrhage
Paragon
Choose the best synonym for "shenanigans" as used in the vocabulary list.
Serious debates
Mischievous and silly games
Strict routines
Secret investigations
The adjective "lax" most nearly means ______.
careless; not adequately strict about rule-following
meticulous; overly concerned with formalities
secret or covert, often illicitly so
bleeding from a ruptured blood vessel
In medical contexts, "hemorrhaging" refers to ______.
secret planning
mischief-making
bleeding from a ruptured blood vessel
strict discipline
Which adjective describes something "secret or covert, often illicitly so"?
Pedantic
Clandestine
Lax
Paragon
The term "diversions" is best defined as ______.
serious punishments
fun activities intended to distract attention from more serious matters
secret meetings to plan sabotage
strict rules of conduct
Which adjective describes someone "meticulous; overly concerned with formalities or details"?
Lax
Pedantic
Clandestine
Mischievous
Application: Which sentence uses "paragon" correctly?
The paragon was hemorrhaging and needed immediate surgery.
The spy acted in a clandestine paragon to avoid the police.
Because she always tells the truth, Ms. Lee is a paragon of honesty.
Their shenanigans turned into a paragon when the music started.
Application: Which revision best replaces the underlined word with a vocabulary term? "The coach was too relaxed about rules, allowing players to be late."
The coach was too pedantic about rules.
The coach had a lax attitude about rules.
The coach was clandestine about rules.
The coach was a paragon about rules.
Reasoning: A group secretly plans to show an R-rated movie without permission. Which pair of vocabulary words best describes their planning and the event itself?
Gestapo and disciplinarian
Clandestine and diversion
Paragon and pedantic
Hemorrhaging and shenanigans
Reasoning: During wartime, people damage railways to disrupt the enemy. According to the vocabulary list, these people would most likely be called ______.
paragons
saboteurs
disciplinarians
pedants
Analysis: Which two words are closest in meaning to "rule enforcement" versus "rule looseness"? Choose the pair that contrasts these ideas.
Disciplinarian and lax
Clandestine and diversions
Paragon and hemorrhaging
Gestapo and shenanigans
